Two British-Indian girls score higher IQs than Einstein

Two 11-year-old British Indian girls have joined the world’s smartest one per cent after scoring 162 on a Mensa IQ test.

Indian-origin London residents Kashmea Wahi and Anushka Binoy achieved the top score of 162 of 162, more than Einstien who is believed to have had an IQ of 160.



"It's overwhelming to be compared with the likes of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein; the comparison is implausible and I believe it would take loads of achievements for anyone like myself to be able to get into the league of such legends. Anyway, I am buzzing with excitement," Kashmea said, according to India Today.

Kashmea came across the The Cattell III B Mensa test while browsing on her iPad. Mensa’s Cattell III B has 150 questions, often assessing comprehension through passages of texts, with the maximum achievable score being 161 for adults, and 162 for under-18s.

A high achiever at school, Kashmea thought it would be a good way to convince her parents to get off her case for not spending long hours buried in books.

"We are ecstatic at Kashmea's Mensa achievement. Although we always believed she had the intellectual prowess, the acknowledgement is reassuring that she does possess the ability, the energy, which if well channelised, can lead to something wonderful," her parents said.



Anushka Binoy, whose family is also really proud of her for the score says she was quite nervous before the exam. “When I walked into the exam hall, I was flabbergasted. I mean, the room was full of grown-ups and I felt very nervous. But when I started the exam, I found it easier,” she said, according to BBC.

Anushka who really wants to join the creative writing group at Mensa, is not sure whether she would like to be a doctor when she grows up or pursue writing.

Kashmea and Anushka are among the 175 of 20,000 members of the high IQ society who are aged 11 and under.

This article originally appeared on India Today.